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    show that you bought into American values, proving that you were truly American. Reuven explains that, “America’s entry into the Second World War” led “English teachers in the Jewish parochial schools [to use baseball] to show the gentile world that yeshiva students were as physically fit…as any other American student” (5). While Reuven and his community were focused on proving their Americanism to the entire country, they were also having to prove their loyalty to the smaller community where they lived

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    performed an early draft of Alexander Hamilton, which would later become the first song in a forty-six song musical about the life and times of Hamilton, the first U.S. Treasury Secretary. On May 14th, 2009, Miranda received an honorary degree from Yeshiva University - he is the youngest person to receive this degree from

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    this is my favorite book that I have ever read, and I highly recommend you take the time to read it. Just take a moment to acknowledge the events that took place. This is a story of three, not so innocent, Jewish kids, who one moment were attending Yeshiva, and the next securing a $300 million deal with the U.S. government. They were obviously in over their

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    Kabbalah Research Paper

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    By 1921, as a grown man, Rav made his move to Jerusalem and established a small Yeshiva to teach Kabbalah to the scholars of Torah. And thus began the first Kabbalah Centre. By the 1980s, The Kabbalah Centre had already evolved into a growing movement; gaining in expansion and momentum as well, Centres were also seeded along international

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    was actually the son of a Torah scribe and his family was poor but learned. He began a traditional Jewish study under David Fraenkel, the rabbi of Dessau. When David Fraenkel became rabbi of Berlin, 14yr old Moses followed him and studied in the yeshiva in Berlin. He soon became a scholar of Talmud and Rabbinics. He received free

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    Moshe Ben Maimon

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    rabbinical arbiters and philosophers in Jewish history, and his copious work comprises a cornerstone of Jewish scholarship. His fourteen-volume Mishneh Torah still carries significant canonical authority as a codification of Talmudic law. In the Yeshiva world, he is called sometimes "ha Nesher ha Gadol" (the great eagle) in recognition of his outstanding status as a bona fide exponent of the Oral

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    As much as I enjoy musicals, most songs are about men, either women singing about men and how they desire a man or haw men have done them wrong, or men singing them. Where are, the songs belted out by the ladies for the ladies? That’s where feminism comes into play. Feminism is one of the most important social themes. Feminism is a range of social movements, and political movements that share a common goal, to achieve, establish, and define personal, economic, political, and social rights for women

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    Shontelle's Monologue

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    Rosita is a budding shadchan, guitar expert, renowned performer, junk food specialist, and above all, professional song writer! Shayri comes up with random obsessions that that we all get dragged into as well. She knows all of the hock about Miami/Yeshiva Boys choirs and the Kinderlach. With her construction worker hands, Shanina finds the best rings to accessorize with, always adding more to the collection. Our dear bob banged Ramona has spent a lot of time perfecting her looks for all places and

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    softball teams represents a different kind of Jewish sect. Danny Saunders represents a Hasidic Sect that led by Reb Saunders, while Reuven Malter, the opposing teams, are composed of Modern Orthodox Jews. Reuven was the son of David Malter, who was a yeshiva professor. In The Chosen, Chaim Potok uses symbolism to reveal a focus on perspective. In doing so, Potok’s demonstrates that if vision is the ability to see, then it able to see beneath

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    Rabbinic sources such as the Mishnah and the Babylonian Talmud present different portrayals of how women should act when it comes to different matters such as family, husband-wife relations and particularly Torah study. The Mishnah being redacted 220 CE in Galilee came before the Talmud redacted in Babylonia in 550 C.E therefore holding more of a traditional view of how women should carry themselves. Multiple rabbis holding multiple views redacted both rabbinic sources the Mishnah and Talmud, which

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